by MBJ Staff Published: March 26,2013
Tags: agriculture, commodity, cool, crop, development, farm, farmer, farming, harvest, higher education, plant, public university, row crop, Weather, wheat, winter wheat, yield
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Cool temperatures through March kept some Mississippians comfortable, but they slowed the development of wheat, the state’s only row crop grown through winter. Erick Larson, corn and wheat state specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said wheat acreage is high this year, with 420,000 acres planted in the fall. State [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 5,2012
Tags: air conditioner, cool, earnings, economy, election, heat, heater, light, lighting, Politics, poll, power, publicly traded company, revenue, utility, vote, voter, Voting
ATLANTA — Southern Company reported third quarter earnings of $976 million, or $1.11 a share, compared with $916 million, or $1.07 a share, for the same period a year ago. For the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2012, Southern’s earnings were $1.97 billion, or $2.26 a share, compared with $1.94 billion, or $2.27 a share, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 8,2012
Tags: bill, cool, cooling, elevtricity, energy, heat, heating, interest rate, natural gas, rate, ratepayer, state agency, utility
JACKSON — Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley reports the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) has opened an inquiry into whether reduced borrowing costs for electric utility companies and other factors should translate into lower rates for customers. The PSC voted 3-0 to open the inquiry. Presley said current rates were set when interest [...] [...]